A national law firm has appointed a new managing director in its Bristol office.
VWV has confirmed that as of May 1 2023 its new managing partner will be commercial property partner Steve McGuigan, who joined the firm as a trainee solicitor. Mr McGuigan will take over from Simon Heald who also trained at the firm and has been managing partner for the past 15 years.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr McGuigan said: "I feel very honoured to start the role of managing partner at VWV. When I started at VWV I found a supportive, collaborative and ambitious group of people, committed to helping our clients achieve their goals, and to ensuring that people who joined the firm fulfilled their potential. Those fundamentals are still the same today. We can celebrate many successes but we remain ambitious to do more. Our vision for the business is to be industry leaders in our key sectors and services, to fully embrace emerging technologies and AI to offer the best possible client experience.